Zambia: Average Day

Average Day - if there is such a thing here!
Up at 6.30, breakfast prep if it's your duty or try and get a hot shower. A hit or miss event. Breakfast of cereals, toast or yogurt. Luckily no 'sheema' the local maize dish they have for breakfast, lunch and tea. Azwell the bus driver starts revving the engine at 8 and off we go at an average speed of 5mph down the bumpiest, pothole ridden roads. Kids stream from everywhere to meet the bus.
When we arrive a class of 30 or so is shared between the 8 volunteers. Tom and Anna tend to take 1 or 2 off with them. We have the group for an hour then it's all change to the next year up for another hour. All the while shifting to try and stay in the shade. Tom and Anna are amazing, they work so hard at reading and playing with the kids. Two classes later we have lunch. We have to shut the doors so the kids can't get on the bus. This heats the bus up to about 35 degrees though! Lunch is a picnic affair with leftovers. Another two classes later we can pack and trundle home.
We get back to Grubby's at 3pm. Collapse for an hour, wash hands for the umpteenth time. The you're either on dinner prep or dinner clean up or you have your other duties - water filling, bus sweeping etc. Dusk lasts about 20mins, by 6.30 it's dark. Beer and Fanta on the veranda, crawl into bed at 8.30!

Anna's Blog. Today was sooooooooo hot. We tried to use the loo but it was just another hole in the ground (and it stunk!).
Tom's Blog. Nakatindi school is a very poor school, it has no electricity. And they all support Manchester United!

Off to stick head in cold bucket of water. Actually have found new internet cafe and it's not so hot! No air con but at least there's a fan.
Jim